On April 16, Beijing time, when the Clippers rewrote last year's Warriors model, as the 8th team in the Western Conference regular season, they lost two consecutive playoffs and missed the playoffs, which also made the Clippers a sad team. The Clippers are the fifth team in history to advance to the divisional finals the previous year and miss the playoffs with a winning percentage of more than 50% this season, and the Clippers will give the Thunder their first-round lotto signing this year.
The Clippers advanced to the divisional finals for the first time in history last season, and they managed to reach the Western Conference Finals despite Leonard's first round of the second round, and eventually lost 2-4 to the Suns. As of this season, the Clippers still have a 42-40 record in the regular season despite the lack of Leonard and George and Powell's absence from a large number of games due to injury, ranking 8th in the West.
Now the Clippers have lost consecutive playoffs to the Timberwolves and Pelicans, especially in the second playoff because George triggered the league's health and safety agreement, causing the Clippers to lose regrettably, making the Clippers the fifth in NBA history, reaching the division finals last season, and the winning percentage reached at least 50% this season, but did not qualify for the playoffs, the previous 4 teams are:
In 2015, the Thunder, 45 wins and 37 losses in the regular season, 9th in the West, advanced to the Western Conference Finals 2-4 defeat to the Spurs last season.
In 2005, the Timberwolves, who were 9th in the West with 44 wins and 38 losses in the regular season, advanced to the Western Conference Finals 2-4 to the Lakers last season.
In 2002, the Bucks, who were 9th in the East with 41 wins and 41 losses in the regular season, advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals 3-4 defeat to Philadelphia the previous season.
In 1974, the Warriors, who won 44-38 in the regular season and lost 5th in the West (then the top four in the division advanced to the playoffs), advanced to the Western Conference Finals 1-4 in the previous season and lost to the Lakers.
In addition, as the Clippers miss the playoffs, they will lock in a lottery pick for this year, and according to the terms of the previous George deal, this year's Clippers' first-round pick will have no protection restrictions and will be given directly to the Thunder, so that the Thunder will have two first-round lotto picks this year.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)